By Odey Ojeka At least one person has died while seven are seriously injured after a truck laden with plantain and sweet potato skid off the Idomi road in Yakurr local government area of central Cross River Friday morning. Motorists are currently using the Idomi bypass which links Ugep in Yakurr and Adim in Biase
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State government says it will commission a panel of inquiry into the crisis rocking the Erei communities of Biase local government area which has claimed about three lives so far. The deputy governor, Professor Ivara Esu stated this during an assessment visit to the communities where
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River born techpreneur and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Philip Obin has berated Mr. Femi Adesina, the spokesman to President Muhammadu Buhari for reeling out figures of Nigerians killed when the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was in power. Mr. Adesina in a statement issued earlier in the week
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on job placement, Mr. Jesse Esu on Saturday decamped to the All Progressives Congress in his native Agwagune/Okurike ward of Biase local government area. Agwagune is the political ward of Mr. Ayade’s deputy, Professor Ivara Esu who is also Mr. Jesse’s uncle.
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Follow @NaijaJonathan The People’s Democratic Party in Akamkpa and Biase federal constituency of southern Cross River State have endorsed the second term bid of Governor Ben Ayade. This came hours just after the Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Dr. Frankland Briyai had warned against campaigning
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan The Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party in Cross River State, Ntufam Inok Edim has said that members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Labor Party (LP) an non indigenes in Akamkpa and Biase local government areas of the state have endorsed Governor Ben Ayade second term bid. According to
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Follow @NaijaJonathan The member representing Akamkpa/Biase federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Honorable Daniel Asuquo has said that no Deputy Governor in Cross River State has had experience and exposure than the incumbent, Professor Ivara Esu. Dansuki, as Mr. Asuquo is popularly referred to, stated this Thursday in
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Follow @NaijaJonathan The former Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party in Cross River State, Ntufam John Achort Okon has said that the people of Akamkpa and Biase constituency want to retain the position of deputy governor at the polls in 2019. Mr. Okon’s statement follows speculations that the incumbent